Ball-bearing.



C. H. MILLER BALL BEARING. APPLlcmoN HL'ED Nov.,23. 191s.

1,265,230. Patented Maj 7,191sf Q j% @I w f@ fg N H4 R4 Q Z N 'l UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.-

CLARENCE HOPKINS MILLER, or COUNTY E BEDFORD, ENGLAND, AssIGNoniTo AKTIEBCLAGET svENsKA KULLAGEE-EABEIKEN, 0E CCTTENBCEG, SWEDEN.

BAEL-EEAEING.

Be it known that I, CLARENCE MILLER, a subject of the King of'England, residing in the county of Bedford, England,

have invented certainnew and useful Imev provements in Ball-Bearings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention'is for improvements in or connected Withball-bearings and has for its object to provide a kmounting-forv a journal f ball-bearing which Will allovvr the bearing,

asa Whole, to' move endwise or axially 1n either direction, to take up variations inI length of the shaft Which is supported Without straining the ball-bearing itself.

This invention isapplied to a mounting for a ball-bearing of the type in which the outer race-ring (or a casing containing it) can slide axially relatively to a fixed housing, the axial thrust arising in moving the bearing axially being transmitted from the shaft to theV member carrying the ball-bearing Without passing through the balls and ball races of the ball-bearing, the latter being constructed to carry radial load chiefly. Inl'the illustration the construction and arrangement of the parts having relative axialy movement, is s uch that the edges at the front and rear of, one part in the direction of movement, meet, or overlap the 'corresponding edges of the otherpart at the ends of the relative movement of the parts.y SThis construction and arrangement insures that the Wear caused vby .the relativeaxial moveare not .Worn into a hollow, leaving a shoulment is evenlyldistributedover the rubbing surfaces, so that the parts, orl either of them,

der -at the end vofthe normal travel which Would prevent a travel `atany time in excess of the-normal amount`.-*`When such a shoulder i's'formed, fand the ball-bearing cannot moveaxiall ito the' full extent that is reagedor broken-altogether, and it is thel object of this invention to prevent `such an occurrefnce.l

I j In 'the accompanying drawings;

Figure 1 is a central vertical'section ,l of a' preferred constructionof.- mounting; and

Fig.- 2 isan end view of- F1g. 1.

. throughoiitaft efjdrWings.'

HOPKINS ,Y

-B3 also in the usual manner.

the housing B B1 is closed except for a cen-A ike'ifef'erence characters denote like parts Patented Maya, 191s,

Application 1ed November 23, 19,16. Serial'No. 133,091.

Wise movements, is indicated at'A. `The fixed housing, in lwhich the bearing is mounted, is indicated at B, and it is provided With a detachable vupper half or cap B1 in the same Way .as ^an ordinary plumber-block. This cap is held in place by nuts B2 on bolts tral orifice through vvhich the shaft A passes and a' suitable oil-tight packing .C is provided around the shaft. The other end of the housing isy closed by an 'end-plate or door B1 which is bolted 'on to the parts B1 B2 and providesfor the easy assembling of the complete mounting. On the inner surface of the housing B B1 a cylindrical bearing-surface B5 is provided, and oil-grooves B5,

One end of which may extend circumferentially and i lengthwise von the surface, are formed to insure a supply of lubricant to the surface.

' Within the housing B B1 there is mounted a second orinner housing D which is a sliding fit on the surface B5 so that the'inner housing D can move endvvise inthe outer housing B B1. -The axial length of the seating;L B5 is determined by the normal amount .of travelthe housing D is required to make in both directions, for it is made of such 4 length that the edges of the housing D meet or overla slightly the edges of the seating thenhou'sing is thus prevented from cutting to such -an extent as to preclude the possibility of a movement, greater than the lnor.

mal amount if required. This inner Ahousing D ing, the inner 'ring E1 being mounted on the shaft A in the usual manner. The housing Dis also arranged to carry a race-ring F for a thrust-bearing, so that the thrust re-l -quired for moving the housing D `on its seatsoV vB5 at eac lend of ,the travel of the housing;

vinto the surface B5 inl its normal movements' has mounted in it the outer race-ring E of a radial ball-bear-l bearing are used as a 'complete unit, the ring I E1 serving as the inner race-ring for the radial bearing and also as a race-ring for Aeach.

of two thrust-bearings, whose other races are shown at F and F1 respectively. Therings F F1 are carried on `inwardly directed flanges, bearing ona surface on the flanges which is made spherical about lthe centerY vpoint of the radial bearing. The whole system is therefore self-alining. One end ofl the inner housing D is made detachable' as at D1 to provide for the insertion of the race-rings. The ring E1 is held in position against a shoulder on the shaft A by a distance-piece A1 and a nut A2 screwed on the end ofthe shaft in the usual manner. The housing B may be made oil-tight, so that the Whole bearing can run in oil, and a plug for testing the level of the oil is indicated at G. Additional plugs are indicated at G1 and G2 for filling in the oil, and for draining it from the housing when required respectively.

It is to be understood that the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawing is an illustrative example and that changes may be made, as occasion demands, within `the scope of the claims'without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is y 1. In a mounting for a ball bearing to provide for axialmovement of the bearing without straining the ball bearingy itself, the combination of a ball bearing, almember carrying the said ball bearing, means for 4 transmitting the axial thrust from the shaft to the said member, and a housing wherein said member is free to move axially.

2. In a mounting for a ball bearing `to provide for axial movement of the bearing withoutstraining the ball bearing itself, the combination of a b'all bearing, a member carrying the said ball bearing, means for transmitting the axial thrust from the shaft to the said member so proportioned that the edges at the front and rear of one surface in an axial direction meet or overlap the corresponding edges of the other surface at the ends of the relative movement of the said member and fixed housing.

3. In a mounting fora ball bearing to` provide for axial movement of the bearing without straining the ball bearing itself, the

combination ofaball bearing, a member carrying the said ball bearing, means for transmitting the axial thrust from the shaft to the said member, a housin wherein said member is free t0 move axia ly, and coperating bearing surfaces on said housing and said member provided with lubricating grooves and so proportioned that the edges at the front and rear of one surface in an axial direction meet or overlap the corresponding edges of the other surface at the ends of the relative movement of the said member and fixed housing.

4. In a mounting for a combined radial and axial thrust ball-bearing to provide for axial movement of the bearing, the combination of an inner race-ring, a series of balls disposed radially on said ring, two series of balls disposed axially on said ring, an outer race-ring engaging the radial series of balls, axial race-rings engaging each of said axial series of'balls, an inner housing receiving said outer race-ring and said axial race-rings in such manner that they cannot move relatively to it, an outer housing wherein said inner housing is free to move axially of the bearing, coperating bearing surfaces on said outer housing and on said inner housing so proportioned that the edges at the front and rear of one surface in an axial direction meet or overlap the corresponding edges of the other surface at the ends of the relative movements of the two housings.

5 In a mounting for-a ball bearing to4 provide for axial movement of the bearing without straining the ball bearing itself, the combination of a ball bearing, a .member carrying the said ball bearing, means for transmitting the axial thrust from the shaft to the said member so proportioned that the` edges at the front and rear of one surface in an axial direction meet or overlap the corresponding edges of the other surface at the ends of the relative movement of the said member and ixed housing, one of said sur- 

